Storman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:25 pm
Hello!
I was away for a couple of weeks, but I'm back with renewed energy to build my hobby 4'x4' sun tent.
Thank you for all of your input and ideas, it is much appreciated. It's helping me to understand the technology better. I haven't heard of a 'sun cloak' before, I'll research it. Where do I find 660nm and 730nm diodes to give the 80cri a slight bump to the light output ?
Here's the parts for my LED light build that I've collected so far:
12x H inFlux_L09 3000k these are 22" long
4x F-Series Gen.3 3000k these are 22" long
1x HLG-480H-48A LED driver
1X HLG-240H-48A LED driver
2x HLG-120H-C1400B LED driver - use with F-series strips, I have the potentiometer for dimming.
16x 2" wide by 24" long Aluminum Heatsink
I still need to build the frame. This week I'll pick up the aluminum 3/4" 'L' frame. Then have it welded to the heatsinks for an overall size of 46" x 47" (the tent frame measures smaller than 48").
The reason so many different drivers is mostly because I don't know what I'm doing lol, I've been following the DIY build from LED Gardener. I'm going to make it work by having more control of how many LED strips are running at one time. It's going to be a full cycle tent from veg to flower starting from seeds, so I can turn on more lights as the plants grow.
I'm using one 22" LED strip per one sq' foot. I arrived at this value by looking at the Luminous Flux Rating of the H inFlux, typical 3000k is 7910 lumens. A quick google search for optimum light levels is 7500 lumens per sq' foot to grow plants. I'd rather have too much than too little. I'm hoping to introduce Co2. I could build a 12 strip light for the tent, but I don't think that's enough light?
I'm concerned about total power consumption at peak operation. A typical residential circuit is 15A or 20A. The Max operating current per 22" LED strip is 1600mA. Is my understanding correct that I can only run EIGHT 22" LED strips per 15A circuit safely ?
I'm trying to use Amazon smart switches 'Sonoff' to control the power to the LED drivers. any experience with smart controls?
http://a.co/d/5FKnOU5
ALL ideas and constructive criticism are welcomed
Thanks for your help.